The Book Shed

Second printing 1973) of this edition. Shelf wear to the book and jacket, spine sunned, a closed tear too the front panel, about 3/4 of front free endpaper removed (likely for an inscription). Illustrated by Gordon Browne and Lewis Baumer from the original edition. Red and yellow illustrated dust jacket. The concluding volume of the Bastable trilogy of novels for children. The Bastables, introduced in The Treasure Seekers, were a middle class English family recently fallen on hard times. The books were an acknowledged influence on C.S. Lewis' Narnia books, as well as the works of P.L. Travers and J.K. Rowling. Pretty much all the British children book writers using initials in place of names. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.